Radio Havana Cuba | "Juan Miguel comes for gold without thinking about records" (coach)

Barranquilla, Colombia, July 29 (RHC) Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarría, the new long jump gem in the world, arrives in Barranquilla-2018 in search of gold, but without thinking to records or

In a dialogue with Radio Habana Cuba in Barranquilla, Colombia, Daniel Osorio, coach of the new Cuban star, said that they did not think of records, since his student recently recovered from A contracture in one of his legs.

"We have not thought about records, we want to secure the title with one of the first jumps and then follow a strategy for it to gradually get into shape. Juan Miguel is doing very well, he says.

He recalled that he had received the last ultrasound from his pupil and that "the doctor told us that it was very good, it seems that there was never anything there. "19659004]" He got on the track yesterday and he did very well, we will resume training several times before the competition, which will take place on Tuesday 31 in the direct final. "

Juan Miguel, world indoor champion in Birmingham) and leader of the outdoor season (8.68), suffered from a" slight contracture " during a workout in Europe and we decided to stop training there are about 12 days, he recalled.We decided not to go there, but we do not have to. We won nothing with that, and Juan Miguel is already qualified for the final. "

that the Manyonga-Juan Miguel duel is one of the most attractive and currently promoted in the world athletics." It's unbelievable. All tickets are sold when they face and a huge expectation is created, "he said proudly.

The illustrious son of Camagüey (center of Cuba) has amazed the world this season despite his 19 years old, by winning the world crown In March, in Birmingham, Great Britain, he became the leader in the world outdoor standings with 8.68m

In Stockholm, Sweden, he broke the world record of 8.95 jumping of 8.83, the longest jump in the box of jumps in years, which was not approved for the record list by only a tenth of a second of wind in favor (2.1 m /

Cuba non wins a title in the high jump for two decades, when multi-champion Ivan Pedroso won at Barranquilla-2018 with 8.45 meters, an affordable mark for Juan Miguel.